[Diederich]

I don't believe this person was downvoted; look at their history: https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=dx7tnt Most of their posts are dead going back to, roughly: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20280125

This person was a little naughty seven or so months ago, and the result of that has carried forward.

[DyslexicAtheist]

thanks that explains it. fwiw I don't think it's OK to punish them because they've been naughty in the past. there are a lot of depressed and ill people here too. Remember the templeOS guy who was constantly ousted from HN for his remarks? After he killed himself the HN crowd was all "what a sad story". you don't know what people go through on the other end of the wire. people do deserve a chance I think and downvoting stuff that is OK is like saying "f you there is no way in hell we're going to put up with you even if you try".

[guidance]

In point of fact, there was nothing at all "naughty" about their comment in the first place. It was just a comment. A comment that the Nazi mods of this place, in their Naziism, didn't like.

For the record, this is my second ever account on HN. The first account was a few months ago. It was shadowbanned within 15 posts. Simply for expressing my opinion.